Giving Thanks for Thanksgiving and Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

Today I am taking time to give thanks for Thanksgiving by sharing a Thanksgiving post, something my Aussie friends might think is a little strange!

I'm not sure if many of my American friends know this but we don't celebrate Thanksgiving here in Australia.

That really makes me sad as I really love the idea of taking time to give thanks for our family, friends, health and other blessings in our lives.

So, a few years ago, I decided that our little family should have a yearly Thanksgiving dinner so we too could take time out of our busy week to be with our family and give thanks. We begin our meal with Grace and then we have a "Thankful Circle" where everyone at the table shares their thoughts and says "Thank You" for something they are grateful for.

Since I love all things American, I try to make it as American as possible by keeping to a Fall theme (even though it's Spring here) and I even buy American red wine and make American food.

Each year I make a turkey buff, roasted vegetables and a delicious pie!

I usually make a pumpkin pie with Libbie's canned pumpkin but I thought I might try a sweet potato version last year and I am so glad I did-it was delicious!

Directions:
Some recipes suggest boiling the sweet potato whole, in skin, for 40 to 50 minutes, or until done and then running cold water over the sweet potato and removing the skin. I actually bake mine, chopped, peeled and sprinkled with cinnamon, maple syrup and a little bit of vegetable oil. I think the caramelised sweet potato tastes amazing so if you haven't tried it baked then give it a try!

Anyway, when the potato is cooked, add butter and mix well with mixer. Stir in sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth. Pour filling into an unbaked pie crust.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55 to 60 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

So as you can see, I really do love Thanksgiving and even though I am not American, I am so glad we celebrate it in our family each year.

So, wherever you might be in the world, I hope that you might find some time this week to give thanks for the sweet blessings in your lives.

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more.

It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.

It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.

~Melody Beattie~

Thank you also to all of my blogging friends who have made this year so special and rewarding for me. I truly appreciate your friendship, support, kindness, comments, linky love and so much more...Thank you!

Happy Thanksgiving and I will see you Saturday for this week's Say G'Day Saturday Party!

WhAT a lovely post my friend, and such a good ideas of yours to also hold a Thanksgiving Dinner in America. We should all do it, as we all have so much to be thankful for. Love it that you also keep it to an American theme. Lovely photo of all the family at the end.

Natasha, how wonderful that you have taken on this tradition in your home! It is a wonderful holiday - giving thanks for all we have been given and enjoying time with one another. It's also great to enjoy some down-time with the my husband and kids. Enjoy your meal and Happy Thanksgiving!

Hello NatashaYes, are not these images beautiful ღ Nice that you wrote some words I found your blog too:) I'm pretty new to Pint Rest. I did not know that there was so much beauty in one place:) Looking forward to Christmas, yes:) Wish you continued good week, big hug from Mette

I too am a first time visitor. I have loved reading and looking around your beautiful blog, thanks for having me. I will follow on my way out so as I can visit again. I hope you pop over to my place and do the same. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and and great New Year! Cheers SpecialK XoXo

Knowing the reason for Thanksgiving here in America, I can't help but giggle at those who question why other country's don't celebrate it....silly Americans:) But no matter, we should all celebrate family togetherness and you've done an awesome job at doing just that! Hope you enjoyed your celebration and glad you shared your story...

Let me tell you, although I am Mexican woman, I have celebrated Thanksgiving twenty or more year ago. In my English Languange School, they taught me this beautiful radition. And My husband and I have it adopted.I write some of this in my blog.

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You photo with your family is very nice, I send you to your family a great hugh.

Natasha..I officially dub you 'American'. Lol! Really, though, anyone who takes a day to thank the Lord for his provision for us each year, and the many answers to prayer...is celebrating the heart of Thanksgiving.

Your food choices were perfect! That's exactly what we will be doing tomorrow. I got on a roll and shared the last of our Thanksgiving craft projects this evening. I was getting 'behind'. :o)

I'm so happy you adopted Thanksgiving and enjoy it with your family. A number of years ago, I worked with a man who was in the USA on assignment. We invited him and his family to our house for American Thanksgiving and we all had a great time. It helped us see the holiday through fresh eyes.

Loved this post. Who says you have to be American to celebrate Thanksgiving... I think we should have a daily thanks giving event, no?! haha... can't believe you're drinking American wine though, since I think the Australians pride themselves on having some pretty tasty grapes of their own, no?! heehee

What a splendid table you've set for Thanksgiving. Especially since your area is in Spring weather. I think perhaps you'll start a new trend.....we're all better when we take time to give thanks and express gratitude. I so love this holiday.

hi! Just wanted to let you know I am going to be featuring this on Tuesday at this weeks Tasty Tuesday Party. Come by and grab a featured button. Thanks for linking up!http://nap-timecreations.blogspot.com/

Happy thanksgiving. Your table settings are beautiful. And your pie looks so yummy. Thank you for sharing and for linking up to last weeks show and share party. Please come back this week and share your latest project with us.

It's my pleasure to feature this awesome recipe in my Fabulous Friday Favorites tonight. Thanks so much for sharing it! Feel free to take an "I Was Featured" button. And I'd love to see you again next Friday!

"There is magic in long-distance friendships. They let you relate to other human beings in a way that goes beyond being physically together and is often more profound." ~Diana CortesThank you for visiting, dear friend.

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